Oct 26, 2007

A Vacation to Harstene Island & Fantastic Four Meme

Weeks back I was on a vacation to beautiful Harstene Island in WA. A large forested island with a abundant wildlife,a quiet and peaceful feeling in a beautiful beach house in harstene pointe.A relaxing weekend ,enjoyed the misty forest view across our deck,enthralled with wildlife such as deer,raccoons,birds.A perfect place for a family reunion.We were four couples ,had a fun time by playing games,beach combing and last but not least cooking together and eating.'Too many cooks may spoil the broth' but here too many cooks made fabulous dishes,will be posting few dishes soon.Stunning view of sunrise from the deck overlooking water and of course enjoyed the private Jacuzzi in the evening watching the sunset on the water.


The Beach House we stayed


A Stunning view from the beach house


Harstene Pointe Beach


A forest view

An evening from the deck


Deer near beach house

Fantastic Four Meme!!!!

I'm tagged by Spicychilly,Bharathy, for Fantastic Four Meme.Its the first time, I'm been tagged by someone.I am very thrilled and at the same time a bit nervous also.Anyway thanks Bharathikka for tagging me,who persuades me in blogging. I love reading these Memes,which helps to know more about fellow blogger.Here goes my Meme...


4 Places I've Lived


  • My sweet home "Trivandrum"..God's own country..kerala...during childhoods.

  • Again capital city "Trivandrum"...after marriage, I'm lucky coz 's' home town is same...ho ho !!!!

  • Beautiful Garden city ...."Bangalore"

  • Now residing in 'Rainy city' of USA ..."Seattle"

4 Jobs I had...


  • A mischievous daughter and a sister pampering little brother..As a student enjoyed life roaming with friends.

  • An elder daughter-in-law in a sweet family,going to celebrate our 1st wedding anniversary within weeks.....still not responsible...naughty!!!!

  • Junior chef, proud being a blogger...

  • Last but not least,a full time lovely job, specialized Homemaker....

4 Favorite Places I've Holidayed....


  • Munnar,kerala for its tea plantations,breathtaking beauty,winding lanes and rolling hills and beautiful dense forest and grasslands....

  • Kodai,TN ..a charming hill station with its wooded slopes,mighty rocks ,waterfalls,lovely lake and bracing air...

  • Ooty,TN.. for her Lofty mountains, dense forest, sprawling grasslands ,miles of tea gardens and Ooty to mettupalayam rail journey...

  • Hartstene Island ,WA....a exotic beach,wildlife and forest...

4 Favourite Foods...

A tough one...not satisfied with the number..mm

  • Meen curry(fish) with kappa(tapicoa) and mom's aviyal....yumm kerala style dishes.

  • Malabar chicken briyani with raita and pappadam.

  • Grandma's dishes...all kinds..,she's my inspiration in cooking

  • Masala dosa..of course my style.

4 Places I'd rather be...

  • Lovely home ,Trivandrum with family and cousins..enjoying mom's & grandma's foods.

  • Now here with my 'S' in our house with a cup of tea,enjoying rain with nostalgic feelings of kerala.

  • Exploring New york and Disneyland...

  • Oh forgot My fav Eiffel Tower ....Paris.

4 Persons i like to tag...

22 comments:

FH said...

Beach house looks beautiful, my kinda place!
MeMe was fun, specialized homemaker huh?:D

Sreelu said...

Remya, what an idealic location for a vacation, loved your meme especially all the jobs. Nice to know you through your blog

Kribha said...

All those pics of your vacation makes want to go somewhere soon. Enjoyed reading your meme. Nice to know more about you.So, you are a specialized homemaker huh? :))

Swaruchy said...

Remya......What lovely pics...I bet u had a wonderful vacation :-)

Enjoyed reading ur meme...Nice knowing u dear :-)

Seena said...

wonderful place for vacation, Ramya..Nice to know about you. thanks for tagging me dear..couldn't come with one yet, though been tagged by some others too, before months..:)

Lissie said...

remya, a beach house vacation is so romantic! nice to know more about a sweet person like you. thanks a lot for tagging me. thinking of coming up with one soon.. :))

Daily Meals said...

Remya! Beautiful pictures dear... It's very nice to read your Meme. Thanks for tagging me! Will post it asap.

Bhawna said...

Very nice pictures.... Reading ur MEMe is really fun ..

Rina said...

Lovely vacation spot and even lovely meme. Enjoyed it.

Bharathy said...

Breathtaking pics..
Loved reading the meme..Cute!!!:D

Cynthia said...

The pictures make me want to visit.

Unknown said...

Thanx for sharing those wonderful pix.

Manju said...

this is sooo cool...ive been in trivandrum n blore as well...now in chennai..n gonna be in seattle by next month!!! :)

Chef Jeena said...

Hey it looks like you had a great vacation I love all the pictures, great post. :)

Kajal said...

WOW.....romantic place. I am always crazy about that type of vacation my dear....nice photos with writing. Nice MEME :-)

Rachel said...

the beach house is so inviting!!

lovely pics..

i married someone from trivandrum too!!! :)

Laavanya said...

That seems like a wonderful vacation.. i love the idea of a jacuzzi out on the deck. I love trivandrum and munnar too. Nice meme.

Padma said...

Beautiful Photos! Nice knowing the more 4 of u :)

Latha Narasimhan said...

Nice pictures and loved your meme!:))
Being a home maker is a full time job indeed!:))

Bindiya said...

Awesome pics dear, loved your blog , my first time here,super recipes.

Finla said...

It seems you had a wonderful holiday.
Nice reading you Meme. I agree with latha too

remya said...

thanku dears... i had a lovely time there....a very beautiful place...now its been an year of oyr marriage... really homemaker is not an easy job...but our hubby's will ever agree to this...again thank sooo much for leaving ur valuable comments...